Casino GCash NEWS
Casino GCash
How to Choose the Best Online Casino in the Philippines
Date: 2023-12-03 22:50:40 | Author: Casino GCash | Views: 992 | Tag: tennis
-
Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, has predicted the entire England team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final as the mind games continue ahead of a rematch of the 2019 tournament final tennis
Erasmus was speaking to the media for a second consecutive day at the start of semi-final week at a press conference in Presles, 30 kilometres north of Paris tennis
Neither side is due to name their squad for the last four encounter until Thursday, but the former Springboks head coach arrived with a provisional fifteen he thought Steve Borthwick would be considering on a bit of paper tennis
And when asked if he would read it out, Erasmus obliged, proceeding to name virtually a full matchday 23, with only a replacement hooker omitted tennis
“[Ellis] Genge, [Jamie] George, [Kyle] Sinckler,” Erasmus began tennis
“[Maro] Itoje, [Ollie] Chessum; [Courtney] Lawes, [Tom] Curry, [Ben] Earl tennis
RecommendedKevin Sinfield hails Marcus Smith’s bravery as England mull full-back optionsThe two sides of Rassie Erasmus, the puppet master pulling South Africa’s strings at Rugby World CupWhat’s next for Fiji after a Rugby World Cup to remember“[Alex] Mitchell, [Owen] Farrell;[Elliot] Daly, [Manu] Tuilagi, [Joe] Marchant, [Jonny] May; Marcus Smith or [Freddie] Steward tennis
”And then the bench: “[Joe] Marler, [Dan] Cole, George [Martin] , Billy [Vunipola] , Ben Youngs or Danny [Care], George Ford, and Ollie [Lawrence] tennis
”Erasmus’s proposed starting side includes one or two changes to the England team that beat Fiji in the quarter-final, with Kyle Sinckler promoted to start at tighthead prop and a decision to be made over Marcus Smith or Freddie Steward at full-back tennis
The gambit is unlikely to draw a response from Borthwick, a more reserved character who does not tend to play games with the press tennis
At this point four years ago with England preparing for a semi-final against the All Blacks, then-head coach Eddie Jones went on the offensive, speaking to the press earlier in the week than usual and suggesting that someone had been spying on England’s training tennis
There were no such allegations at England’s training session at the French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance on the outskirts of Paris this week, with defence coach Kevin Sinfield talking up their opponents and suggesting that the defending champions did not have a clear weakness tennis
England lost the 2019 World Cup final to South Africa (Getty Images)Erasmus, meanwhile, believes that England will have “beef” with the Springboks given that final defeat in Yokohama four years ago, and the 27-13 loss at Twickenham last November which brought an end to Jones’s time in charge tennis
“I think because they played us end of year last year, and they played us at the Rugby World Cup final, I think they’ll have some beef with us,” explained Erasmus tennis
“It’s something that will always hurt, when you lose the World Cup tennis
“When I was a player we lost the World Cup against Australia, and for the next couple of games we played against Australia we were always thinking, ‘It was you guys who took it away from us tennis
’ England will feel like that, too tennis
‘You guys took it away from us and we would like to take it back tennis
’“I’m not saying it in a negative way, I feel that’s how professional sport is tennis
You want to rectify problems, you want to make your country proud, you want to make your people proud, you want to make your team proud tennis
I think that the English team will have to be like that tennis
They will really fight to the end tennis
”More aboutRassie ErasmusEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupSpringboksJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/2Springboks boss predicts England semi-final team as mind games begin Springboks boss predicts England semi-final team as mind games beginEngland lost the 2019 World Cup final to South Africa Getty ImagesSpringboks boss predicts England semi-final team as mind games beginRassie Erasmus was in a playful mood with the media on TuesdayAFP via Getty Images ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today tennis
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored Features Get in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicstennis BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery Act Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy tennis
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply tennis
Hi {{indy tennis
fullName}}My Independent Premium Account details Help centre Logout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}} tennis
The Rugby World Cup is quickly drawing to its conclusion with just three matches left to be played before one of the remaining four teams is crowned world champions tennis
Argentina, New Zealand, England and South Africa are the final four teams left in the competition and will duke it out in the semi-finals this weekend for a place in the tournament’s showpiece tennis
First up is Argentina vs New Zealand tennis
The Pumas reached the semi-finals having defeated Wales, rather comfortably in the end, 29-17 in their quarter-final clash while the All Blacks slugged it out against Ireland, just edging it past the world’s No tennis
1 side 28-24 tennis
Now, the teams face each on Friday night with their starting XVs set to be announced later today tennis
On Saturday, England face current world champions, South Africa, in what should be a barnstorming encounter tennis
Steve Borthwick’s side have had a relatively comfortable journey to the semi-finals but if they want to lift the trophy for the first time in 20 years then they will hope to continue their strong form tennis
Their quarter-final win over Fiji was their strongest performance of the tournament so far but they’ll need to improve again against the Springboks tennis
Follow along for all the updates from the Rugby World Cup plus get all the latest odds and tips right here: RecommendedRassie Erasmus predicts entire England team for World Cup semi-final as mind games beginMarcus Smith hailed after ‘face smashed’ as England consider his role for World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalRugby World Cup news liveThe Rugby World Cup semi-finals are quickly approachingArgentina and New Zealand set to name starting XVs later todayEngland prepare for clash with South AfricaOwen Farrell silences critics as England survive Fiji fightbackAndy Farrell admits it’s ‘the end’ for Ireland after World Cup heartbreakShow latest update 1697644540Argentina coach relishing chance to face New ZealandArgentina coach Michael Cheika will relish seeing his side reach the Rugby World Cup final by beating the All Blacks in the semi-final on Friday tennis
“We knew the first game would be a bit rough for us tennis
We learned a lot because there were a lot of first-time World Cuppers in there tennis
“They [his players] learned a lot from that game in terms of handling what is knockout footy in what wasn’t knockout footy – every game since has been knockout tennis
“Even in that game against England, we showed a lot of fight, but we didn’t handle the occasion well tennis
We still gave it plenty tennis
We have to remember in that game it was nine kicks, we didn’t give up a try tennis
“You have got to look at it with your playing roster, the team you are going to play, what the turnaround time is and just try and plan it out so it works to get a bit of flow tennis
”Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:551697643940Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World CupWarren Gatland is to remain as Wales head coach and lead them to the 2027 World Cup tennis
Gatland placed his future in the hands of the Welsh Rugby Union following his side’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina on Saturday tennis
The 60-year-old New Zealander, pointing to a break-up clause in his contract, said: “If the union want to get rid of me, that’s up to them tennis
”But asked at a press conference on Wednesday whether he will stay through to the next World Cup in Australia, Gatland said: “Absolutely tennis
That’s the plan tennis
”Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World CupWales were knocked out of this World Cup at the quarter-final stage by Argentina tennis
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:451697643309All Blacks determined to face the PumasDefence coach Scott McLeod said the All Blacks were determined to get their preparations right for the semi-final with the Pumas at the Stade de France tennis
“I thought last week our detail, our energy and our focus was top class and it gave the players confidence to go out and execute that under pressure,” McLeod said tennis
“In 2019, we didn’t do that as well in our week leading into England, and it’s not necessarily the opposition it’s just the quality of what we put into the week tennis
“Our captain Kieran Read couldn’t train and there were disruptions tennis
So we have to make sure that we don’t have those disruptions and we build the week with the quality and the focus that we did last week tennis
And we respect Argentina, they are a different beast to Ireland and we will slowly build the week tennis
We have to get excited about that and we will tennis
”Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:351697642680Antoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupFrance crashed out of a home Rugby World Cup in heartbreaking fashion as they went down to South Africa in one of the greatest matches of all time and Antoine Dupont slammed the refereeing in the aftermath of the loss tennis
A thrilling quarter-final at the Stade de France ended with the Springboks triumphing 29-28 as France’s last-gasp stand to try and find the single score that would have led them to victory came up agonisingly short, in an excruciatingly similar manner to Ireland 24 hours earlier at the same stadium tennis
In a match decided by the finest of margins, Les Bleus captain Dupont – whose recovery from a fractured cheekbone suffered just 24 hours prior had dominated the build-up to the game –was unhappy with referee Ben O’Keeffe and let rip in his post-match press conference tennis
Antoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupFrance captain Dupont was angry with Ben O’Keeffe’s decisions during the World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:241697642049Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exitTeary-eyed Ireland captain Johnny Sexton reflected on a “gutting” end to his glittering career following a heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand tennis
Andy Farrell’s class of 2023 were bidding to make history in Paris by becoming the first Irish team to reach the last four of the tournament tennis
But the world’s top-ranked team trailed for most of an enthralling contest before falling agonisingly short as their quarter-final curse continued with a 28-24 loss tennis
Johnny Sexton reflects on his career after Ireland’s devastating World Cup exitSexton has tipped his Ireland team-mates to come back stronger in his absence during an emotional post-match press conference tennis
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:141697641389South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalFly-half Handre Pollard says the pressure of representing South Africa at the World Cup is a privilege as he bids to inflict more misery on England tennis
Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of Eddie Jones’ men tennis
The fit-again Leicester playmaker is competing with Manie Libbok to start Saturday’s Paris semi-final after initially being overlooked for his country’s squad due to a calf injury tennis
South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalPollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory tennis
Mike Jones18 October 2023 16:031697640849Eddie Jones commits his coaching future to AustraliaEddie Jones has committed his future to coaching Australia and again denied speculation linking him with a return to Japan tennis
Australia crashed out of the Rugby World Cup at the group stage for the first time after defeats to Fiji and Wales, but the former England coach insists he has no plans to move tennis
“I’m staying mate,” he told reporters in Australia tennis
“I’ve always been committed to Australian rugby, I want to leave it in a tennis better place, and that’s still the job tennis
”Eddie Jones commits his coaching future to Australia amid Japan rumoursThe former England coach again denied speculation he had spoken to Japan tennis
Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:541697640309Revenge no motivation for England’s semi-final with South Africa – Ollie ChessumEngland second row Ollie Chessum insists revenge is not a motivating factor for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa tennis
The rivals collide for the sixth time in the tournament’s history with the most recent of those meetings taking place in Yokohama four years ago when Eddie Jones’ side were toppled 32-12 in the final tennis
Having demolished New Zealand a week earlier, England were expected to topple the Springboks but instead they were off the pace from the start and overwhelmed as a consequence tennis
Revenge no motivation for England’s semi-final with South Africa – Ollie ChessumThe rivals collide for the sixth time in the tournament’s history this weekend tennis
Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:451697639709Warren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales knocked out of Rugby World CupWales head coach Warren Gatland has described the referee change during his side’s quarter-final defeat to Argentina as “disruptive” tennis
Gatland’s side exited the Rugby World Cup after a 29-17 defeat in Marseille tennis
Karl Dickson, who began the game as an assistant, was pressed into duties with the whistle after referee Jaco Peyper suffered an injury after 15 minutes at the Stade Velodrome tennis
Warren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales defeatGatland believes that a switch of referee during the first half was significant as Wales went down to Argentina Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:351697639049Wounded warrior Dan Biggar bows out to usher in next Welsh generationAs the Argentina players joined their joyous, jumping fans in celebration, a lone Welsh figure sloped away tennis
Across the Stade Velodrome touchline Dan Biggar went, eyes turning red like his shirt as the tears started to come on the fly half’s last, lonely trudge out of international rugby tennis
Biggar greeted his children with a brave face but this wasn’t how it was supposed to end tennis
By the time of his substitution, five minutes from the finish, Biggar’s body was in bits, Wales’ wounded warrior off with a grimace and knowing that this was, surely, it tennis
He’d barely sat down when his successor-in-waiting, Sam Costelow, threw that final, fateful pass for the Nicolas intercept score that sealed it - the last hope had drained away tennis
“You know sometimes when you’re absolutely hands-down beaten, you can hold your hands up and let it slide a little bit but we felt like we had control of that game, certainly for large periods of that first half,” the fly half reflected tennis
“We probably could have been a couple more scores ahead tennis
Wounded warrior Dan Biggar bows out to usher in next Welsh generationThe fly half retired from international rugby after Wales’ World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina but leaves a legacy as an arch competitor whose never-say-die spirit defined an era of Welsh rugby Mike Jones18 October 2023 15:24 Newer1 / 4Older More aboutRugby World CupArgentina rugbyNew Zealand rugbyEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Rugby World Cup news LIVE: Argentina and New Zealand name line-ups Rugby World Cup news LIVE: Argentina and New Zealand name line-upsREUTERS ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today tennis
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored Features Get in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicstennis BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery Act Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy tennis
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply tennis
Hi {{indy tennis
fullName}}My Independent Premium Account details Help centre Logout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}@keyframes slidedown-video{0%{transform:translateY(-100%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}}@keyframes slideup-video{0%{transform:translateY(200%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}} tennis
